Elon musk is a recognized South African inventor and entrepreneur; he is nationalized as Canadian and American as well. He is one of the most brilliant minds of these times, but his life was not always perfect. His success did not come from one day to another; he struggled in life, but he decided that he was going to be remembered forever one day. His achievements, dedication and motivation by creating Space X and leading the success of Tesla Motors, has positioned him as one of the most powerful and rich men in the world.
Elon musk was born in June 28th 1971, in Pretoria South Africa. He was raised by his father, a South African engineer, and by his Canadian mother, a nutritionist and model. During his teen age, his parents divorced, his mother went back to Canada, and Musk saw the opportunity to fulfill his dreams of going to the United States to study. He studied at Queens’s University in Canada at the age of 17, and then he won a scholarship to study business administration
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During 2008 his life and dreams suffered a drastic turn. Even though he became the leader of Tesla Motors, the Tesla Motor stock crashed, and he suffered his third failure with the rocket they built at Space X. Ventures Beyond The Sky Imagine states that, “Musk was running out of money. The $180 million he once had in the bank from the sale of Pay-Pal, a company he co-founded, to eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002 was about gone. Beyond his initial plans, Musk had put $100 million into SpaceX, $70 million into Tesla and $10 million in Solar City. Though on the edge of disaster in 2008, Musk wouldn't quit” (Deagon). Finally, that same year, his fourth and fifth launch, with Space X were successful and they also launch a capsule called Dragon. With Tesla Motors, he introduced a mass-marketed vehicle, making him earn millions of dollars and helping him become more successful, powerful, and
Tesla’s career as an inventor started when he was in his late twenties. He displayed his incredible understanding of electricity and physics when he created his first invention, the induction motor. The induction motor is a small, electric motor that has become a very useful machine. In fact, most household appliances run using Tesla’s induction motor (Vujovic 1). Score one for Tesla. Soon after he invented the induction motor, Tesla moved to America to try his luck at living the American dream. While in New York City, Tesla got the amazing opportunity to work for his hero, Thomas Edison. However, Tesla soon quit working for Edison due to some disagreements between the two inventors. And so with Edison and his men biting at Tesla’s heels, Nikola set out on his own to make a name for himself (Vujovic 1). Tesla soon became Edison’s greatest competitor. While tinkering in his lab with one of his inventions called the Tesla Coil, Tesla discovered that he could send and receive radio signals when his coils were tuned to the exact same frequency...
All my money has been invested into experiments with which I have made new discoveries enabling mankind to have a little easier life,” Tesla (1927). This philosophy of Tesla hold true on both accounts, Tesla did make life easier for mankind and he did invest all his money attempting to accomplish that task. “Despite his accomplishments, however, Tesla died penniless and without the accolades that would he would ultimately earn over a century later,” according to Whipps (2014). Aside from the above quote which reminds us of how determined Tesla was, we have various technologies that current culture utilizes on an everyday basis which solidifies his importance on society. For example, Tesla is responsible solely for or developing the technology or methods which enable, alternating current, light, x-rays, radios, remote controls, electric motors, robotics, lasers, wireless communications and potential limitless free energy. An argument could be made that Tesla has had such a profound influence on our society that the inevitable switch to battery operated, fully automatized motor vehicles is led by a company which utilizes the brand name of
Whenever someone hears the words tesla, solar, and space in the same sentence, there is one very particular individual who immediately comes to mind. Elon Musk, world-renowned entrepreneur and self-taught programmer, is arguably one of the most important figures in the technology industry of today’s generation. His robust work ethic, astronomical expectations for his employees, knack for innovation, and tragically upsetting upbringing all contribute to where he is today. In the book Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, Musk’s personal life and major accomplishments are all very well-detailed in a 359-page package. The biography starts out with a retelling of Musk’s rough upbringing in South Africa. The book goes on
Elon musk is considered visionary entrepreneur, because he is a risk taker and a billionaire entrepreneur. He is CEO of many companies and inspires people to follow their dreams and to maybe be as successful as him. His journey and all his success speaks for itself. His vision for Tesla Motor’s is to produce high efficiency low cost vehicles to reduce gas emission lowering pollution and to move toward a safer renewable world. His main goal is to transition into more sustainable energy and to be less reliant on fossil fuels. Elon is most notorious for his CEO position in Tesla Motors, but he is involved with much more than Tesla. He is involved with SpaceX, The Boring Company, and SolarCity. He is leveraging all aspects of innovation through so many different companies and organizations. Including vehicle production, rocket production, and Hyperloop production. Elon and his team introduce many innovative features to all these different aspects across all levels.
Becoming the richest man in the world, Bill Gates is one of the most influential men. Not only is Bill Gates one of the most influential figures in the world, but he is also one of the most influential figures in the business world. Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Gates was born into already well established family. “His father, William Henry Gates Jr., was a successful lawyer, and his mother, Mary Maxwell, was chairwoman of United Way International.”(Stevenson).
Elon Musk has greatly contributed and advanced the worlds of science and technology.
Tesla, it will change your life forever. Tesla was founded not by Elon Musk, but rather by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in July 2003(Visual Capitalist, 2017.) Elon Musk then took over in 2004 with the Series A. On July 19, 2006 tesla officially became a car company. Tesla struggled, but managed to pull through and pay back a loans by May 2013. Tesla is the first all American car company since Ford in 1956. Tesla is working hard to improve and create new cars every day (TechCrunch, 2017).
Musk’s biggest goal is yet to be complete, but the visions of his dreams may be able to be turned into reality. Meaning that Musk has the potential for great things in his lifetime, and become part of history. As Musk works there are numerous hours of work put into his project, checking everything multiple times throughout the day, and pulverizing his problems to move to the next one. Musk had many problems with the “Red Dragon” rocket that he planned to use to get to Mars. “The solution is to introduce some di-harmony into the system, to design some of the engines to sing sharp or flat or otherwise off-key.”
I have not had a single accomplishment that is worth writing about but I feel that my college completion will be one accomplishment that I will be most proud. I feel that I am taking one step forward in life that will make me become a more successful person.
I read the biography, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance, for my outside reading book. This is a book about the life of Elon Musk, his companies and his strive to make a better world.
“Musk found in Silicon Valley a wealth of the opportunity he’d been seeking and a place equal to his ambitions.” Opportunity has a direct connection to success, but without determination opportunity means nothing. Determination is the first factor evaluated when determining someone's potential success. Elon Musk’s determination has the ability to literally will something into existence. From an early age Elon learned that determination is the greatest thing a man can possess, An abusive parent drilled that along with many other things into Elon’s head. He speaks very little of his childhood, but credits it for making him into the man he is today. This multi-billion dollar man wasn’t built in a day. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for
(Newton). Musk currently has five sons with his ex-wife Justine Wilson. In 2002, his first child died at ten weeks due to sudden infant death syndrome. Since then, Musk has been able to channel his sorrow towards helping the planet for the greater good (Vance). Musk is now the ceo of SpaceX, a company that engineers spaceships with the ultimate goal to send people to live on different planets (“About SpaceX”). He is also the ceo of Tesla, a corporation that designs and manufactures energy efficient cars with an objective to stop relying on non renewable resources (“Tesla’s Mission Accelerate”). Elon Musk's past performances with small start ups, Tesla, and SpaceX have demonstrated his persistence and forward thinking towards a sustainable planet and the colonization of
The intention for launching the company was Musk’s lifelong passion, reaching space. After unsuccessfully trying to buy a rocket in Russia, he decided to establish his own company: SpaceX. He put 100 million dollars of his fortune to start the company. One of the key elements of success for SpaceX is their centralized engineering. All parts of the rockets are built in the company´s headquarters, instead of producing parts in different locations.
During my life I had some accomplishments. But, I will tell you the truth I cannot call them as my great accomplishments. At this point of my life I had the two greatest events. My first event was my high school graduation. The second event, which was the biggest and the most unforgettable was my wedding day.
Finding the way in a new, scary, and suddenly oversized world is one of the hardest tasks a human ever undertakes. Finding the way against the odds and becoming successful, is something humans all wish for, but hardly ever reach. It takes a particular set of circumstances, no matter the connotation, to become truly exemplary. One of these exemplary outliers is Elon Musk, now successful billionaire ,and real life version of the Marvel genius, Tony Stark. Elon musk is a native South African and prior resident of the country, who used his negative setbacks to slingshot himself past his nemeses. Whether it was his driven love for engineering reinforced by the will to succeed to prove something to his bullies or the escape from